The Dogs B******s

I've got a Ford Focus 1ltr Ecoboost, it's not even 3years old with 25k on the clock. Yesterday a a pipe split and now we think head gasket has gone. The mechanic who came out said the pipe is brittle and now way a car this age with that mileage should have this problem and to take it back to Ford. Does anyone think Ford will do anything about this?

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

Still under warranty so not sure why they wouldn't.

The Dogs B******s

They'll try and get out of it though.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Tbf ford and vuahall dealers aren't exactly great when it comes to aftercare, half of them are cluless in diagnosing problems.

One of the best dealers ive found are benfield toyota and audi

The Dogs B******s

It's actually Benfield Ford.

hodgy0_2

Is the pipe split related to the HG

HG failures can overly pressurise the cooling system leading to split (top) hoses

The Dogs B******s

We think so.

dj219957

take it back to ford and play dumb. 3 year warranty.

hodgy0_2

How would a main dealer wriggle out of a fvcked HG

As long as the car has oil/water in it

The Dogs B******s

Had a few friends say that main dealers always try and get out of it. I'll find out at about 9am this morning.
It's got plenty of oil and it did have water.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I guess it depends on the dealer. Although I had to fix a new Fiesta with a faulty drive flange/hub(distorted or machined off centre) which gave the sensation of warped front brake discs; Dealerships kept replacing the pads and discs....you'd think that after three sets of discs in 2000miles they'd twig something else is at fault -it wasnt even expensive to fix!

JDM_Stig

iTrader: (3)

Had this exact issue with tch back in 81, on a brand new cortina, that was 3 sets before anyone looked further.

The Dogs B******s

Thankfully it's covered under warranty. But only by a week

The Dogs B******s

New engine going in early next week.